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Co-sign this whole thread. Remarkable similarity to 1968, when stopping the Vietnam war wasn't a viable option on the presidential ballot x.com/MonicaLMarks/status/1825961046148001857Permalink On twitter.com
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Three additions… 1. Given the pace of the genocide in Gaza, we all have a moral obligation to turn it into a political issue in the months before November, and btw the election and January 20. Don't wait.Permalink On twitter.com
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Just as with the Iraq War—supported by a bipartisan Congressional vote in 2002, defended by both candidates in 2004—we have to challenge the war on Gaza, and a looming war in Lebanon in the streets.Permalink On twitter.com
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2. There's still a substantial bloc of people who can't bring themselves to vote Democratic and who will abstain/third-party-vote in the presidential election unless Harris backs away from Netanyahu.On twitter.com
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3. It's possible to simultaneously conclude that a Democratic victory in November is preferable AND that protesting the Democrats between now and then is the most effectively strategy to end the genocide.Permalink On twitter.com
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People who see genocide happening in Gaza have a strong moral obligation to allow, and even encourage protests targeting the current and future president.Permalink On twitter.com
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4. If you think a war that's already genocidal "can't get worse," I invite you to learn about the Nixon administration's prosecution of the Vietnam War.Permalink On twitter.com
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